Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a retired chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion who has successfully played the World Chess Championship on six occasions. From 1986 until his retirement in 2005, he was the highest-ranked...
Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion from 1975 to 1985. Karpov has been famous for his highly positional play which some authors have called “boa constrictor” style. In...
In chess, the touch-move rule specifies that when a player deliberately touches one piece in his/her turn, he/she must move or capture that piece if is legal to do so. If the player touches...
Viktor Korchnoi (1931 – 2016) was a Russian grandmaster who devoted his whole life to chess. Born in Leningrad, he suffered as a child the terrible days of the siege of the city by...
Karpov and Kasparov have been strong chess rivals. They have played a total of 5 matches in 7 years which counts for 144 games. Many stories and incidents took place over those years, mainly...
Top chess players distinguish from club players in the number of mistakes they make when playing the game. The few mistakes you make, the better player you are. Chess master Savielly Tartakower used to...
Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian chess GM. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov. His chess performance includes 160 first-place finishes. He had...
